Hello, I have just received this email (which is very similar to a previous scam that I received a couple of months ago). Since the job offer was published in Proz, maybe some of you applied for this project. Have a look at the email and tell me your impressions:

Hello ,

Thank you for your urgent respond to my request. I took out the weekend to verified the right translator for this project and have come to knowledge of the perfect translator for it but before proceeding to the job here is little about me. I am a disable private businesswoman, looking for a translator to work on the pair stated for the new business in France.I have checked your CV and i am pleased to tell you that i have chosen you to work on the project for we are in-between a new business that will require us to write out in French/Spanish. I attached a sample of the work tittles project, just want you to have understanding of what we are about to do together.

Private investor Fluortek Inc, i work on short time business still working on strong capital but we all start somewhere.

My address is (...)

Now i guess you have an idea of the woman you about to start work with, attached is a sample. The delivery date is negotiable but must be before Nov 22, 2010.

The total number of the words are ... 29983 words so to convert from English to french/Spanish, the project is not as big for the time range given, that is because i plan ahead of time.

++ Kindly state out your mother tongue and if you have qualification to translate both.
++ Your best price should be restated and total calculation.
++ categorically state your city and country of residence?
++ Your Method of payment?

I hope we can come to term for success of this project. Thank you

Best regards

(...)

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Louisa BerryUnited Kingdom Local time: 05:39Member (2009) German to English + ...

I received exactly the same message. Thank you both for posting the information, I would have answered otherwise!
I will alert the site staff.

Hello ,

Thank you for your urgent respond to my request. I took out the weekend to verified the right translator for this project and have come to knowledge of the perfect translator for it but before proceeding to the job here is little about me. I am a disable private businesswoman, looking for a translator to work on the pair stated for the new business in France.I have checked your CV and i am pleased to tell you that i have chosen you to work on the project for we are in-between a new business that will require us to write out in French/Spanish. I attached a sample of the work tittles project, just want you to have understanding of what we are about to do together.

Private investor Fluortek Inc, i work on short time business still working on strong capital but we all start somewhere.

My address is .. Mxx Sweden, xxxxx

Now i guess you have an idea of the woman you about to start work with, attached is a sample. The delivery date is negotiable but must be before Nov 22, 2010.

The total number of the words are ... 29983 words so to convert from English to french/Spanish, the project is not as big for the time range given, that is because i plan ahead of time.

++ Kindly state out your mother tongue and if you have qualification to translate both.
++ Your best price should be restated and total calculation.
++ categorically state your city and country of residence?
++ Your Method of payment?

I hope we can come to term for success of this project. Thank you

Best regards

Gustava Kovocli

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Thank you for raising your concerns: I received the same message this morning and as I was in doubt, I googled a few terms of the message and found this post on Proz.com that seems to confirm it is a scam.

Thank you again!

Bruce

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I have received exactly the same e-mail this morning. I would have answered to her but wanted to check if there was some information available, since the writing and misspelling made me mistrust the e-mail. I am so glad to have checked it!

I think I am going to put pressure on her, just to see what she is capable of handling.

Best Regards,

Judith Dordas

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Although from the start it might not look as a scam, it is since she didn't use my name. Now, I looked at the Translators Cafe site and she seems to be registered there. She should respond to these scams concerns, tho.

Hello ,

Thank you for your urgent respond to my request. I took out the weekend to verified the right translator for this project and have come to knowledge of the perfect translator for it but before proceeding to the job here is little about me. I am a disable private businesswoman, looking for a translator to work on the pair stated for the new business in France.I have checked your CV and i am pleased to tell you that i have chosen you to work on the project for we are in-between a new business that will require us to write out in French/Spanish. I attached a sample of the work tittles project, just want you to have understanding of what we are about to do together.

Private investor Fluortek Inc, i work on short time business still working on strong capital but we all start somewhere.

My address is ..

Now i guess you have an idea of the woman you about to start work with, attached is a sample. The delivery date is negotiable but must be before Nov 22, 2010.

The total number of the words are ... 29983 words so to convert from English to french/Spanish, the project is not as big for the time range given, that is because i plan ahead of time.

++ Kindly state out your mother tongue and if you have qualification to translate both.
++ Your best price should be restated and total calculation.
++ categorically state your city and country of residence?
++ Your Method of payment?

I hope we can come to term for success of this project. Thank you

Best regards

Gustava Kovocli

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Martine EtienneBelgium Local time: 06:39Member (2003) English to French + ...

Same here

Oct 13, 2010

But I am a step forward...

This is what I get today, and as I was a bit suspicious, I google a little and now I know this will not be the great job of 2010 ...lol

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Thank you for your email, your trust is outstanding in the returned email.The basic purpose of this email is about the payment. I will suggest that 30% is made first, at the middle of the work you have another payment which will be 30% and then you have balance at the end of work. I believe that is reasonable enough for the two part. I am making arrangement with my partner on the payment so please let me know where you stand.

In your return email, please be inform that my client as choose method of payment for me to go with although i tried to persuade her that translators receive payment via PayPal but unfortunately she do not have that because it has nothing to do with her business so i guess it will be nice to inform you. I will like you to consider it as my payment method. She will make part payment with travelers check. A travelers check is an instant cash at any bank of your choice over there, if you will go with me on that please provide me the following for part payment.

Full Name
Full address
city, state, zip code
Direct phone number.

I hope you understand the situation here and comply with the method. I hope to read from you soonest.

Regards

Gustava Kovocli

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